Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clashed in match 2 of the IPL 2026 on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. However, the start of the match saw a huge controversy during the toss.
Ravi Shastri hosted the toss with MI captain Hardik Pandya and KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane present with the IPL match referee. However, a broadcast glitch was caught by eagle-eyed fans during the toss.
Hardik Pandya tossed the coin in the air, and Rahane called for tails, but the broadcast glitched, and the viewers didn’t see the coin or on which side it landed. Shastri was seen telling MI captain Hardik Pandya that he had won the toss and he opted to bowl first.
However, the fans weren’t happy with the broadcaster and levied allegations that they favored five-time champions Mumbai Indian,s and such things only happened in their matches in the IPL.
Here are some reactions:
On the other hand, KKR hammered the MI bowling to post 220/4 in 20 overs, with Ajinkya Rahane making 67 and Angkrish Raghuvanshi scoring 51. Finn Allen clobbered 37 in 17 balls, while vice-captain Rinku Singh made 33* in 21 balls. Shardul Thakur picked 3/39 on his MI debut.
